Day 4 Fieldwork

I forgot to post yesterday, we got back to the hut a little late. Yesterday was another day of field work. Dr. Hinkel, Chris, and I went to retrieve a meteorological station out on the tundra. Dr. Hinkel has had the station out there for three years. Dr. Townsend-Small and Frida went on the float plane to do take samples on lakes that can't be reached by the truck. Dr. Hinkel, Chris, and I finished first so we waited for the others to get back. When the ladies landed, they dealt with their samples and we all went to get dinner. We ate at an Asian restaurant, where they used other restaurants' menus. The food was decent and championship arm wrestling was on, so it was a good dinner. Afterwards, Dr. Townsend-Small, Chris, Frida, and I piled into a truck, we then drove to "Freshwater Lake." There, Chris and Frida went out on the raft so Frida could take more samples. They couldn't get the outboard motor started so they had to paddle a few hundred yards to shore. It took them a while, and Dr. Townsend-Small and I couldn't help laughing at their zig-zag route to shore, but they made it. We then went back to our huts and slept through another sunny night in Barrow.

Chris and Frida valiantly paddling back.